# Ballesteros
## English
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish Ballesteros.

#### Proper noun

Ballesteros (countable and uncountable, plural Ballesteroses)
* A surname from Spanish.
* A municipality of Cagayan, Philippines. Ballesteros, Cagayan on Wikipedia
    Meronyms: Ammubuan, Baran, Cabaritan East, Cabaritan West, Cabayu, Cabuluan East, Cabuluan West, Centro East, Centro West, Fugu, Mabuttal East, Mabuttal West, Nararagan, Palloc, Payagan East, Payagan West, San Juan, Santa Cruz, Zitanga — barangays of Ballesteros
    Coordinate terms: Abulug, Alcala, Allacapan, Amulung, Aparri, Baggao, Ballesteros, Buguey, Calayan, Camalaniugan, Claveria, Enrile, Gattaran, Gonzaga, Iguig, Lal-lo, Lasam, Pamplona, Peñablanca, Piat, Rizal, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Ana, Santa Praxedes, Santa Teresita, Santo Niño, Solana, Tuao, Tuguegarao — city and municipalities of Cagayan
* A barangay of Aurora, Isabela, Philippines
    Coordinate terms: Apiat, Bagnos, Bagong Tanza, Ballesteros, Bannagao, Bannawag, Bolinao, Caipilan, Camarunggayan, Dalig Kalinga, Diamantina, Divisoria, Esperanza East, Esperanza West, Kalabaza, Macatal, Malasin, Nampicuan, Panecien, Rizalina, San Andres, San Jose, San Juan, San Pedro-San Pablo, San Rafael, San Ramon, Santa Rita, Santa Rosa, Saranay, Sili, Victoria, Villa Fugu, Villa Nuesa — barangays of Aurora

##### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Ballesteros is the 3481st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10261 individuals. Ballesteros is most common among Hispanic/Latino (78.76%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.7%) individuals.

### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

Ballesteros
* plural of Ballestero

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ballesteros”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 90.

## Ilocano
### Etymology

From Spanish Ballesteros, occupational surname from ballesteros (plural of ballestero). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
The municipality is named after Gregorio Ballesteros, Filipino priest.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: Bal‧les‧te‧ros

### Proper noun

Ballesteros
* a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ballesteros
* Ballesteros (a municipality of Cagayan, Philippines)

## Pangasinan
### Etymology

From Spanish Ballesteros, occupational surname from ballesteros (plural of ballestero). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
The municipality is named after Gregorio Ballesteros, Filipino priest.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: Bal‧les‧te‧ros

### Proper noun

Ballesteros
* a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ballesteros
* Ballesteros (a municipality of Cagayan, Philippines).

## Spanish
### Etymology

From ballesteros (plural of ballestero).

### Proper noun

Ballesteros m or f by sense
* a surname originating as an occupation

#### Statistics

According to official data by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in 2016, Ballesteros occurs in Spain as a first surname by 24,622 individuals, and as a second surname by 24,232 individuals. It is prevalent in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Toledo, and Albacete.

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ballesteros, from ballesteros (plural of ballestero). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos. The municipality is named after Filipino priest Gregorio Ballesteros.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /baljesˈteɾos/ [bɐl.jɛsˈt̪ɛː.ɾos], /balesˈteɾos/ [bɐ.lɛsˈt̪ɛː.ɾos]
* Rhymes: -eɾos
* Syllabification: Bal‧les‧te‧ros, Ba‧lles‧te‧ros

### Proper noun

Ballesteros (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔ or ᜊᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔)
* a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ballesteros
* Ballesteros (a municipality of Cagayan, Philippines)
* A barangay of Aurora, Isabela, Philippines

#### Related terms

* balyesta
* balyeston
* Vallesteros